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Check Engine Oil
Checkoil levelbeforeeachoperation.Besureoil levelis maintained.
1. Checkthe oil with the enginestoppedand level.
2. Removethe oil fill dipstickand wipeit clean.
3. Insertand tightendipstick.Removeitto checkthe oillevel.
4. Ifthe oil levelisnear or belowthe lowerlimitmarkonthe dipstick,
removethe oil fillercap/dipstick,and fill with the recommendedoil
to the upperlimitmark.Do not overfill.
5. Reinstallthe oil fill dipstick.
Change Engine Oil
Gasolineand its vaporsare extremelyflammableandexplosive.
Fireor explosioncancause severeburnsor death.
Changeengineoil after thefirst five hoursof operation,and everyfifty
hoursor once a seasonthereafter.
lWhen drainthe oil fromthe oil fill the fuel tankmustbe
you top
tube,
emptyor fuel canleak outand resultin a fire or explosion.Toempty
the fuel tank, runthe engineuntilitstopsfromlackof fuel.
1. Withengineoff butstill warm,disconnectthe spark plugwireand
keepit awayfromthe sparkplug.
2. Placea suitablecontainernextto the engineto catchthe usedoil.
3. Removethe oil fill dipstickand drain theoil intothecontainerby
tippingtheenginetowardthe oil fillerneck.See Figure13.
Usedoilisa hazardouswasteproduct.Disposeof usedoil properly.
IDonot discardwithhouseholdwaste.Checkwith yourlocalauthori-
_tiesor SearsServiceCenterfor safedisposal/recyclingfacilities.
4. Withthe engineina levelposition,fill to the upperlimit markon
thedipstick with the recommendedoil.
Runningthe enginewith a lowoil levelcan causeenginedamage.
5. Reinstallthe oil fill dipsticksecurely.
Clean Engine
• Dailyor beforeevery use, cleangrass,chaffor accumulated
debrisfromengine.Keeplinkage,spring,and controlsclean.
Keepareaaroundandbehindmufflerfreeof any combustible
debris.
• Keepingenginecleanallowsairmovementaroundengine.
• Enginepartsshouldbe keptcleanto reducethe riskof overheat-
ingand ignitionof accumulateddebris.
Do not usewaterto cleanengineparts.Watercouldcontaminatefuel
system.Usea brushor dry cloth.
OU Fill Dipstick
Figure13
Figure14
LUBRICATION
Blade Control
Lubricatepivotpointsonthe bladecontrolat leastoncea seasonwith
light oil.Thiscontrolmustoperatefreely inbothdirections.See Figure
14.
Wheels
Lubricatethe wheelsat leastoncea seasonwithlight oil (or motoroil).
Ifwheelsare removedfor any reason,lubricatesurfaceof the pivot
arm andinnersurfaceof the wheelwith lightoil. See Figure14.
Rear Discharge Door
Lubricatethe torsionspringand pivotpointson the reardischargedoor
periodicallywithlight oilto preventrust.See Figure15.
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